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Welcome to Drake ...

Drake is located in Nash County<1>.

Drake is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Drake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Drake: 252

Communities Also Named Drake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Drake - they are located in Arizona (2), California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2) and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Drake.

Communities near Drake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drake.

  • Rocky Mount
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tarboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Nashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Enfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharpsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Princeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
    • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Spring Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Elm City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pinetops
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Drake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drake. See our Newspapers Page for Drake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drake ...

Looking for more information about Drake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Drake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Drake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Nash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.